Definition of Throating

1. n. A drip, or drip molding.

Definition of Throating

1. Noun. (architecture) A drip, or drip moulding. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Throating

1. throat [v] - See also: throat

Lexicographical Neighbors of Throating

throat distemper
throat infection
throat latch
throat protector
throat sweetbread
throatband
throatbands
throate
throated
throatier
throatiest
throatily
throatiness
throatinesses
throating
throatings
throatlash
throatlashes
throatlatch
throatlatches
throats
throatwort
throatworts
throaty
throb
throbbed
throbber
throbbers
throbbier

Literary usage of Throating

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. On the Zoological Position of Texas by Edward Drinker Cope (1880)
"Double-edged throating and ripping knife. A. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 29403. ... A. McCurdy, Gloucester, Mass. 29411. Throating or ripping knife. Capt. ..."

2. Directions for Laying Off Ships on the Mouldloft Floor: With Some by John Fincham (1840)
"To get the throating of the transoms, determine it first for the wing and lower transom: the wing is in general given, and it is obtained for the lower ..."

3. Rudiments of Naval Architecture: Or, An Exposition of the Elementary by James Peake (1849)
"The throating or moulding usually given to the midship floor, is once-and-a-half of their siding or thickness; and to determine the height of the cutting ..."

4. Rivington's Notes on Building Construction by Walter Noble Twelvetrees (1915)
"Throating.—The term throating means the cutting of a groove or throat on the under side of that part of a stone projecting over a wall, so that rain may ..."

5. Shop Kinks and Machine-shop Chat: A Series of Over Five Hundred Practical by Robert Grimshaw (1896)
"The throating had to be done very carefully, because the corners were liable to be broken off if the man fed the spoke over the heads with a jerky motion. ..."

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